Comments on: Splated vs. Curly Mango: Ukulele Window Shopping

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:36:52 +0000

Nick: The emo girl photo is one of those pictures that makes me wish I knew more about the person in it.

karl: Hmm, might be. It does look a bit elongated. Hard to tell.

Boz: Thanks very much for the info.

By: Boz

Boz — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:53:59 +0000

Flame or figuring is as follows. Think of a single grain of wood as a soda straw that goes from the base of the tree to the top in a line. A genetic disposition of a small number of trees starts a sine wave in the path from base to top. When planked out you see differing angles of the grain of wood reflecting light. Quilted figuring is more of a square shape than a wave so more end grain shows. Hope that helps.

By: karl

karl — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:57:51 +0000

The Dour Girl: isn’t that a taropatch headstock?

By: Nick Bardy-Chivor

Nick Bardy-Chivor — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:26:15 +0000

The teen boy and girl photo proves what I’ve thought for a while…if you want to be popular with the opposite sex, get a uke!!! and that dour girl…I didn’t realise emo was that old a thing!!!
As for flame wood, my mate who is a cabinet maker says, “flame, curly, same thing… but he’s a bit mad and was very drunk at the time…

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:06:13 +0000

Chris: Thanks for the link.

Paul: Nice!

todd: I agree. The boy and girl was my fave.

seattlePono: That is too bad. I would have like to have tried one of those.

By: seattlePono

seattlePono — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:23:46 +0000

I also have a Pono Mango Tenor, but mine is a bit special as it has a Spruce top. I originally purchased it because the sound is *REALLY* deep. I’m not sure if that’s because of the Mango or the Spruce (though I suspect the Spruce). Everyone who touches it falls in love immediately. It’s like the best of both worlds (guitar/Uke). And as it’s a Pono, it’s an impeccable, beautiful thing to look at on it’s own.

Too bad they stopped making them with the Spruce tops!

By: todd

todd — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:41:26 +0000

i think i just played a soprano like your newest at the local music store today….nice and barky….tight and snappy…..

the belter photo and the teenage boy and girl with uke are the winners for me this week :)

By: Paul Sesink Clee

Paul Sesink Clee — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:38:20 +0000

I’ve got a Pono Mango Tenor and love it to death! Its not spalted looking or very curly, but the back has some quilting to it. My favorite part is the colour variation in the wood. You can get some with streaks of yellow and orange. Mine had a nice bookmatched back with a dark streak down the middle. I used it in a few of my youtube vids so far ->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLqM7RNFxfE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd9oNhQ_ZfU

By: Chris Bellamy

Chris Bellamy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:16:46 +0000

Here’s an interesting article on Wikipedia with a picture of flamed maple:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_maple